Quranic Reminders: Surah Az-Zukhruf
﷽ We have made it an Arabic Qur’ān, so that you may understand. And it is, in the Mother of the Book (the Preserved Tablet) with us, surely sublime, full of wisdom. (3-4) The Quran is a Criterion, it sheds light on how we should lead our life. The right and wrong are made clear to us in it, yet despite having gained its knowledge, we don’t take heed and practice the manifestation of submission. It is upon us to use our intelligence to comprehend the truth, to reflect on it. We can’t hold others responsible for our disbelief. No messenger came to them, but they used to mock at him. (7) Anyone who strives to follow the deen sincerely will have to face mockery of their practice, as occurred with the prophets. The path of the sunnah was never meant to be easy, it requires one to keep their gaze focused on the akhirah. It is the disbelievers who attach their hearts to things of this world. When one of them is given the good news of (the birth of) that which he has attributed t...